Prosecutor Confirms ‘With Certainty’ Wing Found Is From Missing Malaysia Plane

In this photo released on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015 by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) a crew member looks out aboard a CASA 235 plane from the 181st Air Detachment of the French Air Force taking... In this photo released on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015 by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) a crew member looks out aboard a CASA 235 plane from the 181st Air Detachment of the French Air Force taking part in the search for wreckage from the missing MH370 plane off the coasts of the French island of La Reunion. A French search plane lifted off Friday for a bird's-eye view of Reunion Island, seeking any more potential debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. French authorities said Friday they've launched a one-week-long operation with boats and aircraft scouring the Indian Ocean island, where a wing fragment was discovered nine days ago. (Patrick Becot/ ECPAD via AP) MORE LESS
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French prosecutors can say “with certainty” that a plane wing found on Reunion Island in July is from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared last year, BBC reported Thursday.

The news comes weeks after the Malaysian Prime Minister said the part belongs to the missing Boeing 777, which disappeared with 239 passengers on March 8, 2014.

The airplane part, called a flaperon, was found washed up on the shore of Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.

This post has been updated.

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